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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Manjuy Chorote of Paraguay

The Manjuy Chorote of Paraguay, numbering approximately 1,400 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Mataguayan-speaking people of the Gran Chaco who were displaced from the Bermejo River banks to the Pilcomayo River during the colonial era, traditionally sustained by fishing, gathering, and seasonal migration. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Iyo'wujwa Chorote is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Manjuy Chorote

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Paraguay
People Cluster: South American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Iyo'wujwa Chorote (crq)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 1,400
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG017253
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Iyo'wujwa Chorote
Language Family: Mataguayan

100%
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Chorote, Iyo’wujwa Speakers

Media Resources in Iyo'wujwa Chorote:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Iyo'wujwa Chorote:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2015 Misión Nuevas Tribus de Paraguay✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Manjuy Chorote are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Manjuy Chorote:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Manjuy Chorote of Paraguay

And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
readMatthew 6:7-8

Pray that those who don't have a relationship with their Creator will come to know a God who hears their every need, freeing them from empty rituals and drawing them into a real, trusting relationship with Him.

And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.
read1 John 4:21

Pray that the good news of God's love will reach everyone in this people group, and that His love will compel them to love others as Christ has loved us.

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
readPsalm 27:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, God will strengthen them when they face persecution of any kind for Jesus' name’s sake.

For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead.
read2 Corinthians 1:8-9

Pray that as people hear and believe the gospel, they will be faithful as they walk through trials and will have an opportunity to be a witness to others in this people group of the goodness of God.

Chorote, Manjuy Across Countries (ROP3 - 102191) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Manjuy ChorotePG017349Manjuy ChoroteArgentina1,600No Longer UnreachedIyo'wujwa ChoroteEthnoreligion
Manjuy ChorotePG017253Manjuy ChoroteParaguay1,400No Longer UnreachedIyo'wujwa ChoroteEthnoreligion

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